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Clockwise from top right: Cadillac Converj, Chrysler 200C, Dodge Circuit, and Fisker Karma-S I know, the NAIAS Detroit Auto Show isn't actually over. In fact, only the press show is done, the public show starts this weekend. All of the major announcements that were going to be made, all of the cars that were going to be debuted, and all of the pontifications on how such-and-such company promise

Yikes, I am a bit late posting this today, but with the holiday’s and finally trying to resume a normal “work” schedule (and I use the term schedule a little loosely) things have been hectic to say the least. I have been getting many comments and questions about my daughter and how she is doing [...]

Since I was burdened with personal problems, I couldn’t come up with too many interesting posts this quarter (October-December 2008). Nevertheless, here are some posts that have received the maximum pageviews. Enjoy! Interesting eye factsHoney extremely good for burns?Avon Nail Experts Conditioning Nail Enamel RemoverEmami Hair Life – Instant Hair PackBrazilian Butt L

Here is the third installment of The Daily Dish Monday Madness Recipe Roundup. I find so many awesome recipes as I am blog hopping, and often I wish to return to try them out. The recipe roundup seemed like a useful way for me to record the yummy recipes I find for myself, and at [...]

Tot Snob is giving away a super hip and chic hobo diaper bag from Rosie Pope. ShareThis

Here is the second installment of my Monday Madness Recipe Roundup. I find so many awesome recipes as I am blog hopping, and often I wish to return to try them out. The recipe roundup seemed like a useful way for me to record the yummy recipes I find, and at the same time, give [...]

                                                    Girlawhirl finds the best gifts for under $25. SheFinds spreads the word on how to earn extra cash by batting your eyelashes to show off a company’s logo on your lids. Are you feeling not-so-skinny in those skinny jeans? Sing your way to a svelte new you with SheZoom’s own Dr. Lou.

My wife and I spent the morning writing out Christmas cards and wrapping presents. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! This week’s recommended articles: Happy Birthday to Million Dollar Journey! Frugal Trader celegrates 2 years of blogging. Congrats, FT! a little something on the side?. Plonkee Money talks about alternative income streams and why they are [...]

Worst Persons Bush doesn’t give a hoot! Worst President Ever Anti-Immigrant Bigot, Rep. Peter King, Eyes Senate General Powell Blasts Fellow ReTHUGlicans — Says Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin are FULL of CRAP! MSNBC’s Hall rejects GOP strategist’s efforts to characterize Obama and Blagojevich as good friends — On MSNBC Live, Tamron Hall forcefully challenged Republic

It is way beyond the time that I planned to do the the roundup for AFAM: Cherry. Better late than never applies here!With concerns from fellow bloggers on where to find cherries at this time of the year, I expected a poor turnaround. However, entries started trickling in by the end of the month, each unique and lovely in their own way. I am thankful to every one of yo who sent in the following gor

Hello Everyone! Welcome to SEO roundup this week where we take a look at some of the best posts from the blogsphere and place them all in an easy to reach place. This week we take a look at whether or not bad links can hurt your site, what Google’s massive market share means to us, optimising [...]

Third verse same as the first-In a hurry? Are Sparknotes just too time consuming for you? Than read all you need here at Book-A-Minute, the most condensed reading room on the net. Some greats are the entries for Dune, The Collected Works of H.P. Lovecraft , A Tale of Two Cities , The Collected Works of E.A. Poe and Finnegans Wake. Many of the synopses may seem cynical and overly critical of

Racist conservative radio hosts continue to promote discredited claim that Obama has yet to prove he was born in the U.S. — that President-elect Barack Obama has not produced a valid birth certificate and is not eligible for the presidency because he is not a natural-born citizen. Radio hosts Brian Sussman, Mark Davis, Lars Larson, Bob [...]

All you Lost Fans out there, get ready. I've seen various previews and I'm getting so excited for January. Not only will Lost be returning but Battlestar Galactica AND my new favorite Life on Mars. I don't know who invented the new "Mid-Season" finale but "Life on Mars's" was AMAZING!! I have it saved on my DVR and refuse to erase it. Although it could technically be considered a 'cop drama' it ha

Welcome back to one of our favorite columns here at Tuscany Travel Tips, the Friday Recipe Roundup! We love bringing some of the best recipes we have found on the web to our readers, and hope they bring a smile to your table. Insalata Amalfitana from Gluten-Free Gastronaut Dessert Risotto with Wine Poached Figs from Food Blogga Tuscan Bean Soup from Italian Food at About.com Make sure you leave

this post is the latest SEO roundup from Moreniche looking at news this week (Dec 3rd) and helping you keep up to date with the latest SEO trends

In place of any substantive post, I think I'll revisit one of my favorite topics: weird robots.Not to be out done by Cyberdyne's robotic exoskeleton, Honda has unveiled a pair of robotic legs that are designed to aid people that have to stand around for long periods of time. Doesn't it look like a big robotic Maxi pad though? Not exactly a fashion statement I'm ready to make.Here is a robot peop

A couple tidbits from today's weekly Big 12 conference call: *Commissioner Dan Beebe answered questions on the current three-way tie for first place in the South and the brain-teasing potential BCS scenarios it creates. The tiebreaker is simple enough to understand, whether you agree with it or not. As you've heard, if Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech all win this week and finish 7-1, the team wit

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Roundup but I need to get caught up. I enjoy exploring and finding new guitar related sites and I post them here as much for my records as for sharing. I like the “On The Side” section of the blog and don’t plan on getting rid of [...]

The Engine Room may only be the 118th best language blog out there, but it's the 53rd most clipped Blogspot blog - at least according to UKNetMonitor.Who is it that has such an interest in what I write? Perhaps the London Lite, thelondonpaper and Metro are planning their revenge...In other news, The Engine Room has been chosen as one of blogs.com's '10 Great Blogs about Grammar, Writing & Lan

Happy (US) Thanksgiving! Just a few for today, and tomorrow I'll have a regular post only but not the round-up. We have a special guest this weekend, so we're off to Catalina Island on Friday, then back home and to the LA Phil on Saturday night. Our turkey dinner extraordinaire is on Sunday...This Is Glamorous shares few Hermès ads from Paris. Ooh la la!A good read for single women on 4 Girlfrie

In technology news, the new BlackBerry Storm smartphone has a New York Times reviewer calling it the “BlackBerry Dud.” Unlike its predecessors, the BlackBerry Pearl and Bold, the Storm model doesn’t appear to live up to the BlackBerry tradition. According to the review, the new touchscreen (designed to compete with the iPhone) doesn’t respond well [...]

Ladies! Need a little Tuesday pick-me-up? If People's Sexiest Men of 2008 can't do it, nothing can...Tongue In Cheek has a post that inspires me to be a bit more daring in my decor.SavvyMom has a list of gifts under $25.Yum! Canadians, you can hang on to these until Christmas. Top 10 Thanksgiving Recipes by Huffington Post commenters.Also on HuffPo, did you know that model Karolina Kurkova is mis

Highlights of games from the weekend of 22 November 2008 featuring New Zealand v Wales, Australia v France, South Africa v England, Italy v Pacific Islanders and Ireland v Argentina. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9r5Yozsx6A

Hello kittens! Happy Monday.Vital Juice Daily advises us how to healthfully fit into that dress you've got for the Christmas party, in 30 days flat.Daily Candy Everywhere makes our feet smile with happy socks!MSN Health and Fitness has an article about the dangers of our deep fried, fatty diet and the health havoc it's wreaking across the world.Are you in Vancouver? Yoyomama has some sweet sample

Our post, Yet Another Person Falls for the Nigerian Email Scam, was listed in the Carnival of Personal Finance #179 - Smile Edition. Some of the posts in the carnival that I liked were 5 Recession-Proof Ways to Get Hired at Just Thrive, offers some good tips for finding work that will help in both these [...]

More Creeping Sharia - Road Sassy I guess it would be the height of insanity to expect today’s presidential candidates to address the encroachment of Islam. I suppose it has to get as bad as it is in Europe before Americans wake up. Historic British Pub Offends Muslims… - The Amboy Times …And is forced to change it’s [...]

                                                         Find out what to wear for a holiday weekend with his family at StyleBakery.  Girlawhirl has an alternative to wearing a tank or cami with chickies cleavage coverage. SheFinds thinks liquid leggings are good for skinny thighs, but what about the rest of us? SheZoom fashion guru Leon Hal

For your Friday reading pleasure:Tongue in Cheek does it again - makes me want to move to France - pronto - with this beautiful photo essay post about Provence. C'est magnifique!I think this new automatic door opening dishwasher that Dwell writes about is brilliant - mainly because ours beeps when it is done until the door is opened, but also because air drying is the only way to go.I had a biopsy

For those of you who are curious, it looks like -- finally -- the Orioles and Sidney Ponson will have their hearing about the team voiding the portly hurler's contract nearly 4 years ago...More than three years after the Orioles released and terminated the contract of Sidney Ponson after his third arrest in a nine-month span, a grievance arbitrator will finally decide how much money - if any - the

Welcome back to one of our favorite columns here at Tuscany Travel Tips, the Friday Recipe Roundup! We love bringing some of the best recipes we have found on the web to our readers, and hope they bring a smile to your table. Stuffed Eggplant from The Italian Dish Pizzoccheri from Porcini Chronicles Tuscan Bean Soup from The Italian Dish Make sure you leave a message here or at these sites if y

It seems like just yesterday our sister site Snackerrific was just a little girl. Now, she’s growing up. This popular young lady has even gotten herself a makeover with some flashy animated logos and a new design that just dares you not to get hungry looking at it. And it’s not just her looks that are [...]

The Dow keeps dropping like a stone, Citigroup is trading at under an Abe, and JP announced plans to cut more than 3,000 positions from its investment banking workforce. A sign of hope? My money’s on “not anytime soon” - this economic enema may take a few years to complete, but it is as necessary [...]

“Whats a good jQuery menu?” is a question I hear quite frequently on blogs and forums. As jQuery is such a simple language to learn, most people code their own for their own sites. I’ve compiled a list of 3 menu plugins, and and 5 ‘custom’ solutions that people have setup. -plugins/menu/ Latest release: Jan 07 This plugin was constructed to emulate a desk top apps menu. They don’t clo

What can you expect on Xbox LIVE Marketplace this week, other than the New Xbox Experience? Rock Band tracks and a new XBLA game, of course!First the game - A Kingdom for Keflings, the first game to take advantage of the New Xbox Experience’s avatar system, is now available for 800 Microsoft Points. A city-building game from NinjaBee, A Kingdom for Keflings allows you to play either as your own

This SEO roundup for the 19th of november looks at displacing wikipedia, pubcon 2008, link buying and the future of search

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This Is Glamorous loves hanging silver pendant lights. And so do I!Cupcakes and Cashmere is swinging in skirts.BeachBungalow8 dove in to Felt Club - I so wish I had known about this event...The Techie Diva says Black Friday is arriving early this year - get yer cheap electronics here!Ontario Vineyard launches wine with poetry. I'd like to see those labels - they sound pretty.Real Simple Daily Thou

Style Bakery breaks down the Secret of Effortless Chic Dressing, Parts 1 and 2.Dwellings and decor = quelle inspiration!MSN has beautiful five-minute makeup looks.These women are not of this Earth! Victoria's Secret fashion show.Huffington Post says clip-on earrings are so out they're in.CNN's Living says we should eat, drink and swap (clothes, that is!). Have you ever had one of these parties?

I am officially on vacation right now, but I prepared this roundup in advance. Since I’m out having a good time doing vacation stuff, I’ll keep this brief! Articles from my reader: My Two Dollars celebrates two years of blogging. Happy Birthday, Dave! Shorter Full-Retirement vs. Longer Semi-Retirement?. This is a very interesting question and something I’ve been [...]

Jamieson House halts construction Building permits pick up pace in September Canadian Home Builders Association says Metro Vancouver real estate market will bounce back BC job losses now the highest since December 2006, now at 5.1% CMHC predicts 11% drop in BC home sales for 2009 Vancouver guarantees $100 million for the Olympic Village BCREA reports BC residential sales back to [...]

I've had a plethora of free time here in my office today, and I have not posted what some of the media other O's blogs have said for a good long while, so here I go. I'll once again make this a bi-weekly feature on the mother ship...First off, the new jerseys are seemingly a hit with everyone and have almost universal praise -- even from some in Washington. Marc Fisher of the Washington Post gives

Happy Friday! (HOW can it already be Friday again?!)For your viewing pleasure:RealAge has snacks that will help keep you regular.Glassford Hill Girl found a really fun interactive seating installation. What word would you spell out?Already Pretty has had a hankering for an oversized locket on a long chain for some time now. She presents a beautiful collection of her faves.Lost In The Forest has a

It seems that not a month goes by without someone attempting to put lightsabers on the Wii. Don't get us wrong,.. we don't see anything particularly bad about it,.. we just hope that one day, someone will get it right.

Links à la Mode : November 13th 39thandbroadway - A rant regarding overused and annoying industry terms overused in the fashion business A Few Goody GumDrops - A Few Goody Gumdrops can’t decide if the latest Pierre Hardy is a pet or a shoe! Add Bubbles To Taste - How To Shop: A Sale! Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog - [...]

Spotted this week:***1. A widely reported story on the 10 most irritating expressions in English. It's another book tie-in, the book in question being Damp Squid (pictured) by Jeremy Butterfield.There's a related quick quiz on the OUP blog and it's also worth checking out the Underwire coverage (thanks, Harry) simply for all the comments.***2. An even more widely reported story concerning Adam Smi

The Real Simple Daily Thought is perfect:"Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess." Edna Woolman ChaseGoop is all about the LBD today. If you don't get Gwyneth's e-mail don't worry - next week the archives will be up.First we have Goop, then we have Moop. Modish shows a gorgeous bag by the line.Dose of Design loves this table lamp, and so do I!SFGirlByBay has enough ammunition to start a pil

Start your Christmas shopping early. With all of these amazing sales going on, you would be a fool not to! Happy shopping!!!~Aeropostale has puffer vests starting at $29.99, sweaters starting at $12.99, and hoodies 50% off!~Get 20% off of women's sweaters at J. Crew when you use the promo code SWEATERS at checkout.~Express is having a huge sale...buy one get one 50% off throughout the entire store

Divine Caroline has a great article about the importance of the right bra (size).I have a real thing for San Francisco and enjoyed this - Domino's Daily Dose looked at the pieces that go into a San Francisco entryway.Trying to woo that someone special? Kiki's Kitchen has Marry Me Potatoes!Superhero Journal shared in an olive festival, and reflected on the fruits of her life's labor.From yesterday,

This post looks at some recommened posts of the week as well as SEO conferences and events. It is part of morencihe affiliate marketing and has been written by professional SEO Craig Parker

InStyle has Katie's look for less, and some sexy boudoir pieces.Hello! Style Bakery has chic and affordable cashmere under $100.Care2 has slow cooker recipes - yum.DailyCandy Kids New York found a fantastic thing for kids - a 3-D World Atlas and Tour. Good thing it's not to scale...:-)Lotsa stuff for kids today! Daily Candy Kids San Francisco shares their toys for plane rides and car trips with us

Welcome to the Sunday Roundup of Credit Withdrawal posts and other interesting posts around the blogosphere. It’s another one of those soggy weekends, and the whole family is getting over a cold, so no fun here ;( Just a quick post to highlight some of the more interesting posts I’ve come across recently, and an update [...]

Weekend Roundup: Folks, get with the program and join "The Survivalists"! if you have a blog or website with that sort of content. We have 10 sites so far and are always looking for new recruits! Posts coming this week: Survive! Lost In The Woods Survival Food Spotlight: Honey You Peat Me To The Punch How To Field Strip An AK-47 Equipment Review: Pelican Waterproof Gear Box On My Mind: Wow gas

Welcome back to one of our favorite columns here at Tuscany Travel Tips, the Friday Recipe Roundup! We love bringing some of the best recipes we have found on the web to our readers, and hope they bring a smile to your table. Concord Grape uva Fragola Granita from Ms Adventures in Italy Red Bell pepper Soup with White Beans from Lucullian Delights Arancini di Riso (Sicilian Fried Rice Balls) fro

With no signs of the stock markets recovering from this serious global downturn, we’re particularly looking for ways you can save your money and make some more money (although there should be good buying opportunities in the market soon, so think about starting an investment club). To inspire you, check out the $1000 in 30 days challenge. [...]

There are moments in your life when a little voice inside you screams for joy when you see a particular snack on the supermarket shelf. For me, my inner, former fraternity boy persona did exactly that this past week. And what could be responsible for such an awakening? Beer Chips! Yes, that’s right, they now combine [...]

eDiets lists 14 foods that will change your life.Babble is warming up little ones' hands with Zutano mittens.Vital Juice Daily is buzzing with the latest health buzz.Daily Mail UK says staying in is the new going out. My wallet likes this trend.Daily Candy Kids shares a brilliant idea: handmedowns.com.

At Vertical Leap we often evangelise blogging to our clients, both as a tool for search engine optimisation and a customer engagement tool. Because of this, we’ve written a good number of blogs about blogging, so here is ten of the best:  1. Link to other posts on your blog  2. Blogging tips for travel sites  3. Using long tail searches as blog topic inspi

This seo roundup looks at site architecture, mainstream media and linking out, how to out seo the mega corps and why you should or shouldn't rewrite those urls.

Divine Caroline takes the mystery out of the metabolism.Tongue in Cheek takes the mystery out of the baguette!Wow! Coquette found the ultimate makeup palette at Sephora. That just might be too much choice for me!MSN busts 10 winter skin myths.I am enjoying Us magazine's stars at the polls.

First of all, a big thank you to all of you who sent in saucy entries. Each entry has been unique and presented really well.. So here goes the entries in alphabetical order...Amy from Tart Reform made a tomato and red wine sauce from here. Pasta shells topped with this sauce served a dinner in under 20 mintues and Amy they are definitely photogenic!Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen made two dessert sau

Forbes introduces us to ten undiscovered designers on the rise.Christmas will be here before we know it, and Chatelaine has a fantastic gift guide.Shivering in your office? Divine covers a fun collection of tights.Yoyomama has your child sitting pretty with this great Euro highchair.Wish is lookin' goooood with purple tips.People Mag asks, would you wear these trends?Glamour.com has the a list of

Daily Candy Everywhere is looking forward to shopping online at the new Forward e-store.Ideal Bite New York enthuses about chocolate today, and shares a yummy Hot Chocolate Chai recipe.Daily Candy London also has a chocolate brownies recipe (hello, coping with Monday!).Minor Details has a link to modern children's chairs that are perfect for a cool kid's room.InStyle has great jeans under $100...y

Too many bits and bobs to wait for a Friday roundup, so here's a Monday roundup instead.I've just enabled inline comments on this blog, so you'll no longer be taken to a non-blog page when you comment on one of the posts. Please let me know if it causes you any problems. I found it a bit fiddly to implement, so if you want the same functionality on your Blogger blog, I strongly recommend the Blogg

Weekend Roundup: People I KNOW there are many of you that have websites and blogs...you only stand to benefit from joining "The Survivalists"! It is a FREE web ring that I setup and five sites have taken the plunge and joined. Web rings work by generating traffic for member sites when one of the sites is visited there is a good chance the person will be interested in some of the other folks s

Happy Halloween! Last-minute costume ideas abound on the web - read about them here, here, here and here.Style Counsel covets Diane von Furstenberg's new luggage.Daily Candy Dallas tells us about the cutest stationery line (available online)Sarah is rooting for Obama in Obama, Japan.I'm up pretty early prepping for an interview for a story, so I'll update with more later!

With all this talk going on about the financial crisis, it’s good to turn to come tried and true money saving tricks. This week, we liked reading about saving money on items you don’t really need – but spend money on nonetheless – such as homemade Halloween costumes. Another favorite money saving post covers ways to [...]

Still itching to carve? Better Homes and Gardens has downloadable pumpkin stencils...Loulou magazine shares some unique riding boots.Glow.ca gets us ready for the season with medicine cabinet musts.Flare is demystifying denim.Vital Juice Daily says "Olive You" with uses for olive oil other than eating it.Did you get your GOOP? I know some people have signed up and still aren't getting an e-mail fr

Here are some recent reports about the Canadian economy and Canada and Vancouver’s real estate market.  A new RBC study conducted during the market turmoil in October finds overall intentions to purchase a home in the next two years remain steady at 22 per cent and have not changed since January 2008. As well, renovation intentions [...]

eDiets shares the freakiest-looking foods that are actually good for you.Alkemie has a nice collection of info and pics on the Cheongsam, or traditional Chinese dress.madebygirl found an amazing house that isn't afraid to embrace colour.I'll add more throughout the morning as I can - my server is giving me problems so I have to log out, re-boot, and try not to throw the computer out the window...

This post looks at the best SEO news in the past week and looks at how it applies to your site and the industry in general

Divine.ca has info about finding the right sports bra.Daily Candy Seattle shows really cute tabletop decorations with a woodland theme. (You can get 'em online.)Who What Wear says feathers are everywhere right now.Daily Candy Los Angeles is featuring a jewelry line with feathers presented a little differently.Ideal Bite delves into mineral make-up.Beach Bungalow 8 has roasted pumpkin seed ideas...

Democratic Republic of Congo | More than 50 rangers fled to the forest in Virunga National Park when rebels of Laurent Nkunda seized the park headquarters at Rumangabo on Sunday. Virunga, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is on the border with Rwanda and Uganda. It is known for being the home of 200 of the remaining 700 mountain gorillas. Virunga National Park has a blog where they are reporting their

I’m a bit late on installment three of the monthly Pic o day Roundup, but here’s the September edition.  For those new to the site, this post simply highlights all of the pictures that were featured in the Pic o day section throughout the month.  As always, click thumbnails for larger image. MUCH MUCH MORE AFTER [...]

I hope you enjoy this week’s best from Members of the Independent Fashion Bloggers: 39th and Broadway A Few Goody Gumdrops Add Bubbles to Taste High Maintenance Woman Debutante Clothing Dirty Dirty Laundry Dogmoms Dish Fashion in My Eyes Fashion Pulse Flights of Fab Fashion Life in Fashion Independent Fashion Bloggers Little Miss Dress Logical Harmony Mademoiselle Robot Pony-ryder Retrochick

The entire real estate industry has been in turmoil for several months now due to the sub prime mortgage meltdown and the credit crunch that followed it. While the National Association of Realtors® said September home sales are up by 5% over the same period last year they also said that the average sales [...]

So much great content, so little time. This little beta* feature will help you weed through the masses of newsletters and web sites quicker. We'll highlight the most interesting stuff and update it as new info comes in that might appeal to a large variety of readers. No location-specific spas or restaurants, but things we can all enjoy.Happy Fall! InStyle's hot finds highlights pumpkin beauty prod

A small collection of Adobe Flash tutorials that’ll give you some help in understanding and creating interesting works with Flash and actionscript techniques. External Clips in Flash CS3 A feature that adds considerably to the versatility of Flash is its ability to load and control movie clips already built as swf files. In this short tutorial, we [...]

With so many breaking news during the past few months, it seems almost “weird” that this week was relatively calm!  No huge bailout, no banks failing and no new economic disasters!  Is this the calm before the storm or is the worst behind us?  Only time will tell! Actually, maybe there are news.  My Two Dollars [...]

My wife’s parents came to stay with us for a few days. They live several hundred miles away (about 6.5 hour drive) so we only get to see them a few times per year. I’m of the opinion that you should take advantage of every opportunity you get to see family, so it was nice [...]

Weekend Roundup: Hey folks another weekend is upon us. What I thought I would do going forward is give you a preview of what posts are upcoming for the week. Let me know if you like that or you want to continue to be "surprised" everyday. Comment on this post and let me know and majority rules!!! Coming this week: Equipment Review: Victorinox Rucksack Book Review: Tightwad Gazette Survival Food S

Here’s the latest from the Orlando real estate blogosphere: David Welch’s Orlando Real Estate: Joe the Plumber and Orlando Real Estate Statistics 10/08 Orlando Sentinel Windermere Blog: October in Windermere Team Connect Blog: A Taste of Dr. Phillips 2008 The Orlando Real Estate Blog: Foreign Nationals: Rich? Buy Your Way into the USA! Andy Tolbert Blog: McCain V Obama… what [..

Welcome back to Tuscany Travel Tips and our weekly Friday Recipe Roundup. This week we have tried branching out from some of our favorite blogs and into some new territory. Roasted Garlic Pesto Salmon from Proud Italian Cook Watermelon Cherry Italian Ice from Bricole Torta di Nada from The Italian Dish The cooks behind these food blogs put their hearts into them, so be sure to tell them how if

I didn’t do a roundup today, but I did write two posts that are pretty directly tied to civil rights (not including the Sarah Palin’s wardrobe post I just linked to below). First, the data is now out on how barring affirmative action affected minority enrollment at Michigan’s state universities. The result? It’s a mixed bag, [...]

As you all know, recently, i started coding “seriously” WordPress plugins. My first one was the “Mini RSS reader” and as you also know i plan on keep going with the coding. Since then, I’ve been looking on stuff about coding plugins, especially on the codex pages. I must admit that the platform is excellent [...]

It has been a while since I have done a good round up!  Fall finally arrived in North Texas today, so to celebrate, here are some freebies for your frugal self (I will find any excuse for freebies):Request your sample of Airborne Zesty Orange Click Here*add this to your collection of travel samplesFree sample of Garnier Nutritioniste Ultra-Lift available from Walgreens AND Walmart!Choose your com

The Of Rice and Zen staff, along with most of the expatriate population of Japan has been capitalising on the recent comparative strength of the yen against the pound and the dollar. Today £1 buys you ¥161.50, compared to about ¥260 two years ago. It’s a great time to be sending yen home or investing [...]

Inter beat AS Roma 4-0 to move two points clear atop the Serie A standings, and Milan defeated 10-man Sampdoria 3-0.

MILAN, Italy (AP) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ronaldinho each scored twice Sunday in Serie A wins for Inter Milan and AC Milan.Inter beat AS Roma 4-0 to move two points clear atop the Serie A standings, and Milan defeated 10-man Sampdoria 3-0.Inter improved to 16 points, two ahead of Udinese, Catania and Napoli. Milan is in a four-way tie with 13 points, and Roma has seven.With Christian Panucci and

Great sales are popping up all over the place. I suggest getting a start on some early Christmas shopping...~American Eagle Outfitters is now having a fall sale on their entire collection- buy one, and get one for for 50% off!~Sweater sale at Delia's---sweaters starting at $29.50. Also, receive a one year subscription to Teen Vogue with any order of $75 or more.~Take 15% off of every $75 purchase,

Is over at Cabalamat. The roundup is a compendium of last week's outstanding posts in the British Blogosphere. This one is well worth a look.

Flash tutorials, actionscript tutorials, 20 of them here to make you learn flash easier. You have some oldschool text tutorials and also flash video tutorials. Creating a Preloader and Progress Bar in Flash Ever since this site started covering Flash a few years ago, the topic of preloaders was always the one that was most popular. In [...]

This week I’ll be hosting the online book tour for The Frugal Duchess. More details to come. In the meantime here are some of my favorite links from the Frugal Blog Network and beyond. Almost Frugal list 25 frugal things she does.  Most of these I do as well and they are all good [...]

The Weekend Roundup feature draws from some of the postings we made during this past week. It's purpose is a quick summary and one area of the blog where we don't include map links. At times we may include other items here not making the blog that may be of interest to our readers. We'd like to hear your comments or suggestions. Another relatively slow week for diner news. One diner was

Weekend Roundup: Well that was a quick week. The in-laws are leaving today and life should start to get back to normal. I have a road trip Monday, going to Greenwood, SC for a project I am working on...one day type thing...no big deal. On My Mind: I keep waiting for the SHTF but it doesn't seem to happen...as much as people would seem to wish for it to occur. Joe the Plumber, a victim of charac

The Weekend Roundup feature draws from some of the postings we made during this past week. It's purpose is a quick summary and one area of the blog where we don't include map links. At times we may include other items here not making the blog that may be of interest to our readers. We'd like to hear your comments or suggestions. No diners were added to the database. There were no reports of

We have a ton of sales going on for the weekend...so head on out and shop till ya drop!~30% of outerwear for men and women at Banana Republic. Offer ends October 19th.~If you spend $300 or more at BCBG you will get $100 off of your purchase.~Free shipping on purchases that are $30 or more at Esprit.~Mid-season sale at Asos where you can get up to 50% off!